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专卖

zhuānmài

to specialise in selling; monopoly sale; exclusive sale

A shopkeeper hands a customer a sheet of handmade paper in a small shop
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Characters in this word

卖 mài

Strokes
8
Radical
十 — ten, tenth
Made of
十 ten, tenth 买 to buy, to purchase
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 这家店专卖传统手工纸,顾客多半是书画家和修复师。 Zhè jiā diàn zhuānmài chuántǒng shǒugōng zhǐ, gùkè duōbàn shì shūhuàjiā hé xiūfùshī. This shop specialises in traditional handmade paper, and most of its customers are painters, calligraphers, and restorers.
  • 我们小区有一家专卖四川小吃的小店,每天都排长队。 Wǒmen xiǎoqū yǒu yī jiā zhuānmài Sìchuān xiǎochī de xiǎo diàn, měitiān dōu pái cháng duì. In our neighbourhood there is a small shop selling only Sichuan snacks, and there is a long queue every day.
  • 这种茶叶在许多城市都有专卖店,别处根本买不到。 Zhè zhǒng cháyè zài xǔduō chéngshì dōu yǒu zhuānmài diàn, bié chù gēnběn mǎi bu dào. This tea has exclusive shops in many cities; elsewhere you simply cannot buy it.

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